Which of the following is not correct about human cell?
Answer
(C)
All the cells in organism are the same
2
Which organ removes the largest the largest quantity of water from the blood?
Answer
(C)
kidney
3
In cold condition the mammalian body reacts in the following ways except
Answer
(B)
dilation of the capillaries supplying blood to the skin
4
The glomerular filtrate contains the following substances except?
Answer
(C)
blood corpuscles
5
Which of the following endocrine glands is a master gland?
Answer
(A)
Pituitary gland
6
The endocrine gland secreting hormone that induces the thyroid gland to produce more thyroxine is
Answer
(C)
pituitary gland
7
The part of the nervous system that interprets blinking of the eye is the
Answer
(C)
hind brain
8
Which of the following is the function of the iris of the mammalian eye?
Answer
(C)
regulates the amount of light entering the eye
9
The layer of light-sensitive cells in the human eye is called the
Answer
(C)
retina
10
Placentation of plants is best described as the
Answer
(A)
arrangement of ovules in the ovary
11
The function of the amniotic fluid in humans is to
Answer
(A)
protect the foetus against shocks
12
Which of the following statements about water in humans is not correct? it
Answer
(C)
plays a role in the formation of vitamin
13
In the test for starch, the leaf is first placed in boiling water to
Answer
(C)
kill and make the leaf permeable
14
Which of the following groups of compounds are products of the light stage of photosynthesis? I. Ribulose bi-phosphate (RuBP) II. Nicotin amide di-phosphorous (NADPH2) III. Oxygen (O 2) IV. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
Answer
(C)
ll,lll and lV
15
Which of the following is considered to be the first product of photosynthesis?
Answer
(C)
Hydroxyl ions
16
Which of the following organisms exhibits extracellular digestion?
Answer
(A)
Moulds
17
Which of the following essential substances is contained in vegetables?
Answer
(C)
Mineral salts
18
Good quality food will perform the following functions in humans except
Answer
(B)
providing resistance against malaria
19
The type of nutrition shown by Spirogyra is
Answer
(B)
holophytic
20
Ecology is best defined as the study of
Answer
(B)
the inter-relationship between living organisms and their environment
21
Which of the following values showing the total biomass of organisms in a food chain represents the secondary consumer?
Answer
(C)
20
22
Which of the following environmental factors is not considered in a terrestial habitat?
Answer
(D)
Turbidity
23
The gas produced during decomposition of matter is
Answer
(A)
hydrogen sulphide
24
Fish cannot survive on land because it has
Answer
(C)
no lungs
25
Pneumatophores are essential for
Answer
(C)
breathing
26
Which of the following will have the least effect on the rate of change of the numbers in a population?
Answer
(B)
mutation
27
Competition among individuals of a population increases the
Answer
(B)
survival of the fittest
28
Rabbits cannot survive in an aquatic because they have
Answer
(B)
no gills
29
Viruses are pathogens of the following diseases except
Answer
(D)
tuberculosis
30
Renewable resources are formed by
Answer
(C)
organisms that are constantly regenerating themselves
31
Forest conservation includes the following except
Answer
(B)
extensive felling of forest trees
32
Legumes incorporate nitrogen gas into their proteins because
Answer
(B)
they possess root nodules containing Rhizobium
33
Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?
Answer
(B)
Offspring, including the two male cats and three female cats
34
Which of following pairs of scientists discovered the Rhesus factor in human blood?
Answer
(C)
Landsteiner and Lavine
35
The organic molecule (s) present in the nucleus is/are
Answer
(B)
Protein, RNA andDNA
36
In an experiment, a red-flowered plant was crossed with another red-flowered plant and the following results were obtained: 448 red flowers and 154 white flowers in the F1 generation.
Which of the following represents the phenotypic ratio of the above genetic cross?
Answer
(C)
3:1
37
In an experiment, a red-flowered plant was crossed with another red-flowered plant and the following results were obtained: 448 red flowers and 154 white flowers in the F1 generation.Which of the following represents the genotypes of the parents if R is for red gene and r for white gene?
Answer
(D)
Rr x Rr
38
In Mendel's experiments, it was discovered that the skin of an African can be attributed to
Answer
(D)
mutation in the skin cells
39
Sickle-cell anaemia has persisted in the human race due to
Answer
(B)
carriers being more resistant to malaria
40
Which of the following is not a behavioural adaptation used by social animals?
